[SLUG] Re: Re: Re: Distro Layout / Config Standards (was Re: Debian)

[Angus Lees <gusl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 04:37:50PM +1100, Ken Yap wrote:
> >Not if you're using Debian:
> >- To 'remove' a package is to delete the program files, but not the
> >config files.
> >- To 'purge' a package is to delete the program files and the config
> >files.
> 
> And what happens if you don't have the package lying around (don't give
> that apt-get answer again, not everybody is connected all the time) or
> don't want to wait 2 minutes to change runlevels while a large package
> unpacks.

that-tool-that-shall-not-be-mentioned leaves downloaded (and currently
installed) packages in /var/cache/a?t/archives (by default)

so there is no downloading to reinstall a just-removed package.

who changes runlevels to unpack a package?


of course, if you were frequently removing/adding something, i'd
suggest just doing /etc/init.d {stop,start} instead..

-- 
 - Gus